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With the BionicOpter, Festo has applied the highly complex characteristics of the mechanics of dragonfly flight to an ultra-lightweight flying object at a technical level. Continue reading
Category Archives: VTOL
French National Post Office and Parrot Team to Test Newspaper Delivery by QuadRotor
“Feedback Control and the Coming Machine Revolution”
In this 23-minute video, Professor Raffaello D’Andrea from ETH Zurich at ZURICH.MINDS presents: “Feedback Control and the Coming Machine Revolution” — an amazing display of the future capabilities of machines using flying robots. Continue reading
Microdrones Unveils the New md4-3000
The new Microdrone md4-3000 was just presented to the public at the IDEX and CeBIT trade shows. More payload and long range without any compromise in terms of dynamics – this along with increased quality in the manufacturing process. Continue reading
Schiebel Demonstrates Camcopter at Lima Exhibition, Malaysia
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition taking place from 26th to 30th March 2013 will feature an additional highlight: Demonstrations of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) will be part of the daily flight display. Continue reading
The Unmanned Farmer Gets a Bird’s Eye View of his Land
“It’s a simple economic equation. The biggest potential for Unmanned Aircraft Systems is aerial images and data acquisition. You can take a simple UAS and rewire imagery for a farmer’s field for cents on the dollar compared to using traditional aircraft. That’s the holy grail of aerodynamics,” said Rory Paul, CEO of Volt Aerial Robotics, a St. Louis-based company. Continue reading
Aeroscout Offers Combined Laser/INS/GPS Payload Solution for Airborne Laser Scanning
Aeroscout in Switzerland has recently equipped several UAS helicopter systems with a combined laser/INS/GPS payload solution for airborne laser scanning. Continue reading
AgustaWestland “Project Zero” All-Electric Tilt Rotor Technology Demonstrator
The revolutionary AgustaWestland “Project Zero” all-electric tilt rotor technology demonstrator, designed, built and tested in twelve months, was officially unveiled just prior to the Heli-Expo 2013 in Las Vegas, USA. Continue reading